Relocate Kamalapur station
The idea of having a modern railway station at Kamalapur was conceived in the early sixties and delivered in the mid seventies. At that time, the requirement suited to that of a growing provincial capital. At that time we were told that the Kamalapur Station would be the largest in Asia. The Bengalees believed whatever they were told. However, after independence, when opportunities came for us to travel abroad, we soon realised that the story was far from true. Since Independence, with the sudden transformation of the city into the national capital, the population increased more than twenty-fold. The movement of passengers as well as goods has increased tremendously. The railway runs through the heart of the city and traffic movement comes to a standstill at more than dozen crossings causing serious impediment to the city dwellers.
The present caretaker govt. has taken a number of bold steps to mitigate public sufferings. I shall request the authorities to immediately relocate the Kamalapur Railway Station to Tongi and to convert the existing railway track from Banani to Kamalapur into national highway. This will provide the city dwellers with an alternative road and help remove the traffic congestion to a great extent.
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